Cardiff City season ticket holder and author, Scott Johnson, has taken a look at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's summer signings.

On the face of it, Cardiff City’s transfer dealings this summer have been impressive. The new signings have been considered and astute.

Despite relegation, they did not get pushed around and managed to secure market value for Gary Medel, Steven Caulker and Jordon Mutch, recouping most of last year’s expenditure.

But, having generated in the region of £25m, was there really a need to spend such a large proportion of it?

The squad certainly had glaring deficiencies, most notably up front.

This was addressed early by the signings of Adam Le Fondre, plus Javi Guerra and Federico Macheda, each of whom were free agents.

Replacements for the high-profile departed trio were sought, with Sean Morrison, Tom Adeyemi and Kagisho Dikgacoi arriving. Anthony Pilkington and Guido Burgstaller were also acquired as cover and eventually competition for the absent Craig Noone.

The spend was capped off on Monday with a further two centre backs; the returning Danny Gabbidon and the highly-regarded Bruno Manga, for a fee in excess of £5m.

The suggestion is that rotating a pool of strikers or centre-backs will keep everyone on their toes and competitive, but they are positions that require some degree of continuity.

It can just as easily prove demoralising and unproductive. Also, if Manga and Morrison are set to be first choice, Cardiff have three reserves, Turner, Cala and Connolly, who would walk in to most other Championship sides.

It makes for an abundance of riches or a waste of resources, depending on your standpoint.

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